éinín

Irish

Etymology

From éan +‎ -ín.

Noun

éinín m (genitive singular éinín, nominative plural éiníní)

  1. diminutive of éan: little bird, birdie

Declension

Declension of éinín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative éinín éiníní
vocative a éinín a éiníní
genitive éinín éiníní
dative éinín éiníní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-éinín na héiníní
genitive an éinín na n-éiníní
dative leis an éinín
don éinín
leis na héiníní

Mutation

Mutated forms of éinín
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éinín n-éinín héinín t-éinín

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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